"IMpersonate" which has the connotation only of imitation, fakery and deception. What I wanted was the noun from the verb "to per- sonate" in the sense of creating a personality, of bringing to life the feminine person within. FEMMEPERSONATION states this clearly.

But the word does more than this in that it provides the in- itials F.P. So, when we turn to an explanation for outsiders which sense to them we have it--"Full Personality Expression" or, if you prefer, "Free Personality Expression". This is a slogan, an idea to try to sell to society. The human race would better off if it could utilize ALL of the talents, traits and energies of ALL of its citizens, but under present social rules it does not. Both males and females, having abilities whose expression is not generally permitted to members of a given sex,are forced to abandon and not utilize them. This is more true of men than of women in the pres- ent era, as women are expanding into what has previously been man's realm and are expressing their capabilities very well. We have wo- men doctors, lawyers, ambassadors, senators, scientists and busin- ess executives. They are admired, respected and accepted. We do not as yet have equal respect for men who enter what have tradition- ally been women's fields. We have yet to see a husband staying at home with the children and running the home while the wife goes to the office. Yet there are certainly many marital combinations in which this would be the more sensible and productive arrangement.

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So this makes the matter of expressing one's total personal- ity a matter of social value, not a wierd habit to be conducted be- hind locked doors and in isolation. (Of course all of those who will read this have not progressed from being just a TV to an FP and will not see the social and psychological values involved). Of course, it is not yet the time to go out and beat our heads against social prejudice, but we can work behind the scenes and in small ways to gradually bring this philosophy to public attention. new and non-conformist groups must not proceed so fast as to get ahead of social tolerance or they will be slapped down. Advocates of birth control, companionate marriage, euthanasia, nudism and eugenics all have to make haste slowly. So do we. The first steps outlined above, bring us to the stage of the formation of an ac- tual organization. There are further stages to move on to after this first stage has been accomplished.

I am well aware that there are those among our readers who say "the heck with all this philosophy, psychology and theoretical stuff.

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